Central Lafourche students are 'super teens’

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Apr 9, 2007 at 11:08 AMApr 9, 2007 at 11:18 AM

By ROBERT ZULLO The Courier

RACELAND -- They might not be able to run faster than a speeding bullet or leap tall buildings in a single bound, but Raceland sisters Brittney Lynn and Courtney Lynn Plaisance are still "super," according to the most-recent issue of Next Step magazine.

The publication, a college and career-planning magazine distributed to students at 20,500 high schools around the country, named the Central Lafourche High students to its 2007 Super Teen list.

The high-school seniors, who are twins, are featured on the cover of the magazine’s March-April edition.

"We started the contest as a way to recognize teenagers who are doing good things in their community," Next Step editor, Laura Hammond, said.

Hammond said Brittney and Courtney raised $1,000 for the Give Kids the World Village in Kissimee, Fla., a nonprofit resort for children facing life-threatening illnesses and their families.

"The amount of money that was raised was amazing, but the real experience that has impacted my life was being able to volunteer and interact with the children," Brittney told the magazine.

Brittney and Courtney are members of the Students Against Destructive Decisions, Key Club, student council and other organizations.

Both girls plan to study education at college.

"I enjoy being involved in school," Courtney said. "It opens so many doors and has given me so many opportunities."

Lafourche School Board spokesman Floyd Benoit said he’s known the twins since they were "little girls."

"They’ve always been full of life, upbeat, smiling and active," he said.